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Date of Birth

13 July 1968, Tampa, Florida, USA

Birth Name

Robert Gonzalez

Mini Biography

Robert Gant continues to emerge as one of Hollywood's most sought-after actors. Gant began acting in television commercials at the age of ten in his home state of Florida. At the age of eleven, he performed a soft-shoe routine with Bob Hope as part of Hope's USO tour. Following high school, Gant headed to the University of Pennsylvania and then on to Georgetown Law School. While studying law, he never gave up on his true passion, acting, and performed in numerous theatrical productions. Interestingly, it was his career as an attorney that brought him to Los Angeles when he accepted a position with the world's largest law firm. In a twist of fate, four months after his relocation, the Los Angeles office was closed. Taking that as an omen, he made the decision to focus all of his time on his acting and has been working ever since. Robert currently plays Professor Ben Bruckner on the hit television series "Queer As Folk." Gant currently resides in Los Angeles.

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Mini Biography

Robert Gant continues to emerge as one of Hollywood's most sought-after actors. Robert began acting in television commercials and joined the Screen Actors Guild at the age of ten in his home state of Florida. He attended undergrad at the University of Pennsylvania and law school at Georgetown University. While studying law, he never gave up on his true passion, acting, and performed in numerous theatrical productions. Interestingly, it was his career as an attorney that brought him to Los Angeles when he accepted a position with the world's largest law firm. In a twist of fate, the firm's Los Angeles office was closed soon after. Taking that as an omen, he made the decision to focus all of his time on acting. The decision was a good one. From 2001 to the present, Robert has graced television screens every week as part of the cast of Showtime's hit television series, "Queer as Folk." Prior to QAF, he recurred on the WB's "Popular" and on NBC's "Caroline in the City." Gant has had many notable guest spots on such TV hits as "Friends," "Veronica's Closet," "Becker," "Melrose Place," "Ellen," and "Providence." He also appeared in the independent films "The Contract," "Fits and Starts" and "Marie and Bruce," starring Julianne Moore and Matthew Broderick. In June 2004, Gant, along with actress Cady Huffman (Broadway's The Producers), filmed "Billy's Dad is a Fudgepacker." The short film is an homage to 1950s educational films and will premiere in November at Power Up's annual dinner gala and award ceremony before making its way on the festival circuit. Last summer, Gant was the recipient of a special civil rights award presented to him in New York's City Hall. Other recipients were Sharon Gless and Gale Harold, also of "Queer as Folk," along with "Chicago" director Rob Marshall, Shirley MacLaine and Steven Daldry.

His time in Hollywood is not limited to acting, however. Along with producing partners Chad Allen and Christopher Racster, Robert has started the film and television production company, mythgarden. They have optioned an exciting slate of initial projects, each with varying degrees of gay-focused content, and are developing a number of other films and television shows. While he gives time to a number of philanthropic and political causes, Robert's "torch issue" is that of aging in the gay community. He supports such organizations as SAGE (Senior Advocacy for GLBT Elders) and GLEH (Gay and Lesbian Elder Housing). He is also developing a website devoted entirely to gay elders and all matters that affect them. Robert currently resides in Los Angeles.

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Trivia

He was a practicing attorney before going into acting full time.

He was the recipient of a special civil rights award presented to him in New York's City Hall in 2003.

At the age of eleven, he performed a soft-shoe routine with Bob Hope as part of Hope's USO tour.

One of the co-founders of a production company called Mythgarden, which he formed with producer Christopher Racster and actor Chad Allen ("Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" (1993)).

In 2006, The Human Rights Campaign presented him with the National Equality Award at the 11th Annual Nashville Rights Campaign Equality Dinner.

In 2008, Robert was the recipient of the Visionary Award, presented to him at the Garden State Equality, 2008 Legends Dinner.

In 2007, Robert was presented with the Davidson/Valentini Award at the 19th Annual GLAAD Media Awards.

Personal Quotes

Gandhi said, 'Be the change you wish to see in the world," and so I guess I'm being the change that I wish to see. ~~~~

For me, the litmus test to know whether or not I'm doing the right thing is to examine whether my decisions are love-based or fear-based. I think outing people is fear based, the fear that if we don't out them, it will make things harder for all of us. It's important to treat people with love. How would you treat your own kid? Would you whip him out of the closet, or would you sit down with him, talk, hug and help him come out on his own?

A friend of mine says, "In God's world there are no mistakes, only lessons." So I'm coming out exactly when I'm supposed to.

Freedom is my big buzzword in life. It's just my favorite word. And I think so many of my choices have been about gaining freedom.

I think as a kid I wasn't even aware of the extent to which my freedom was being infringed upon. We're conditioned not even to know that we're not free. When you think about what we all believe America to be, it just seems ludicrous that so much of America's populace lives in this sort of prison. I think coming out for me is really about tearing down the prison wall.

"I'm really happy now. I'm constantly amazed by what's possible. It's only begun."

People who are HIV positive certainly don't have much of a voice and so, in playing Ben, I love getting to be the mouthpiece for a lot of people who are otherwise voiceless.

Where Are They Now

(May 2006) Robert is producing two movies. Elliot Loves and Save Me. He is also acting.

(June 2009) Currently starring in a new BBC 3 series titled, "Personal Affairs."

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